US mobile data service revenues grow 22% in Q2

US mobile data service revenues grow 22% in Q2: "(Telecompaper) Mobile data service revenues in the US reached USD 13.2 billion in the second quarter, up 6 percent from Q1 and up 22 percent from a year earlier, according to Chetan Sharma. The market researcher said in its quarterly update that the market is on track to reach its annual forecast of USD 54 billion. Verizon and AT&T accounted for 75 percent of the revenues and 62 percent of the subscribers. Verizon was just ahead of AT&T with 32 percent of total subscribers, versus 31 percent for its rival. Sprint followed with 16 percent and T-Mobile USA had 13 percent. Verizon was also the largest mobile data services provider by revenue worldwide in the first half of 2010, and Chetan Sharma expects AT&T and China Mobile to pass number-two NTT DoCoMo by the end of the year. In terms of ARPU, the US industry saw an increase of USD 0.46 in Q2, reversing the decline of the past three quarters. Voice ARPU was down 13 cents from Q1, while data ARPU grew by 58 cents. Data contributed an average 31 percent of ARPU in Q1, with non-SMS services accounting for an estimated 60-65 percent of revenues. Verizon led the market in data ARPU with USD 17.37, followed by AT&T and Sprint. In H1, the average US consumer was using approximately 230 MB per month of data, up 50 percent in six months. Chetan Sharma said the US is at the forefront of mobile broadband developments, as the higher penetration of smartphones and data cards versus countries such as Japan and Korea drives data consumption. Around 31 percent of US mobile subscribers now have a smartphone, and the market is further supported by the growing number of connected devices on the market. This is driving accelerated roll-outs of 3.5G/4G networks in the country."

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